The GMRC Law

For as laws are necessary that good manners be preserved, so there is need of good manners that law may be maintained – Niccolo Machiavelli

GOOD manners and right conduct (GMRC) is a basic behavior code restored through Republic Act 11476, the Character Education/Good Manners and Right Conduct (CE/GMRC) Act of 2020. With its restoration, Values Education (VE) will be taught in Grades 7 to 10 as a separate subject with the same time allotment as other core subjects (Google, Jun 25, 2020). The GMRC has been on a come and go. Effective School Year 1991-1992, the same GMRC was added as a learning area in the elementary school curriculum. The objectives for the learning area were based on DECS Order 6, s. 1988, the VE Framework was strengthened by the thrust of "Bayan Muna Bago ang Sarili." CE/GMRC was allotted 30 minutes daily from Grades I-VI using Filipino as the medium of instruction. This was provided by DO 90, s. 1991 – Good Manners and Right Conduct (GMRC) at the elementary level. However, in 2013 upon implementation of the K-12 curriculum, GMRC was removed (Google, July 22, 2020).